What Is a Shinobi?!

[Mikasa Hagaromo]

So, apparently a shinobi is one who endures.

Am I the only one who finds this a bit vague?

Endures what?

We've read Hashirama's account of how the village was founded and it seems shinobi are the ones who protect the peace and prevent the days when children were used as child soldiers and sacrificed in clan conflict. And Hashirama talked about sending ppl on missions according to their skill level and not simply bc they were all that was available.

Forgive me if I'm just slow, but what exactly are shinobi and what are they to endure?

The Narutoverse still sends children to risk their lives on missions. They still have conflicts but instead of it being clan vs clan, it's village vs village.

Again I ask, what is it that shinobi are supposed to endure?

Is it to endure being used as a tool for what they THINK is the greater good or something?

And WTF- what exactly are shinobi for in an era of world peace? Can these nations absorb these villages of forming shinobi into their local economies?

I shudder to think of the unemployment rates and eventual social unrest when Naruto fulfills Hashirama and presumably Ashura's dream of world peace.

 

[Gagster]

A miserable little pile secrets and lies.

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[Kαmi]

A shinobi is someone who endures the hardships of the world in order to get closer to making their dream or ambition come true.

That sig is hilarious btw Lol Probably true too.

 

[Complex]

Naruto the teacher explained it!!!
Pay attention in class XD

 

[NukaCola]

Jiraiya: someone who endures
Orochimaru: a warrior that use ninjutsu

 

[sravan]

enduring pain themselves while saving their loved ones or for a good cause

 

[Yuse]

what a shinobi is differs based on what character you chose there is no general answer like for jaraiya it is some who endures to ry and find peace for oro it is someone who uses his power for his own personal benifet

 

[KingHashirama]

The "shinobi" explained that they are people who endure to achieve their dreams. And to achieve that dream they take different paths sometimes.

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Furthermore, Kishimoto shows us what a "shinobi's" dream is:

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The 2 people who founded the "shinobi" tell us that the goal of a shinobi is PEACE. Anyone else's opinions can't be considered relevant.

 

[HiddenSound]

"Self sacrifice, that's what epitomises a shinobi. Never seeing the light of day, toiling in the shadows. That's the way of a true shinobi."

 

[LordNarutoSo6P]

this^^^^^ x